Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-17
A SENSATIONAL SUICIDE.
Death of Former Well-Known Resident of
ST, Louis.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Dec. 16.-T. A. Busch
baum, stranger, committed suicide last
night at Rulers hotel by taking arsenic
and chloroform The body was discov-
cred at noon by a porter, who went to his
room at that hour to awaken him. The
dead man came to this city last Thursday
and registered as ''T. A. Buschbaum, st.
Louis" He took one of the best rooms in
the hotel, dressed well, and appeared to be
very intelligent gentleman. 1t was
noticeable to all the guests however, that
something was troubling him, and when
telegram from St. Louis was received by
him yesterday, he appeared to be very des-
pondent telling Mr.. Rufer to make out
his bill, that he would leave i'll the
morning He went out, but in about
an hour returned and went directly to
his room. He was nervous and appeared
greatly excited at the time. This morning
the porter raped repeatedly at his door in
his effort to awaken him. A bell boy
climbed over the transom and unlocked
the door Buschbaum lay upon the bed
half dressed, with the cover partly drawn
over him. His eyes were wide open and
staring, and he was dead. Upon a chair
near the bed was an empty bottle labeled
"Chloroform, small package containing
a quantity of arsenic, and 32-callber re-
voiver The arsenic was wrapped in an en-
velop, upon which was the address, y. X.
Deitrick, Louisville, Ky" His linen was
marked II. A. b.. while in the derby hat
he .' wore was marked in silk: -. K. d.
The dead mans clothes were searched for
some clew as to his identity. There was
not Il scrap of paper to be found with the
exception of lottery ticket. which must
have been played yesterday. In small
leather purse there was found 81. 10 in sill
yer. Every indication points to the fact
that it was cool and deliberate case of
suicide, and the poisoning must have oc-
CURED at or about o'clock last evening,
for the gas was not lighted, and he went to
his room few minutes before that hour
The deceased was about Is or 80 years
of age His face was smooth shaver,
with the exception OF small
gray mustache. He was slightly
bald and his hair was very dark brown
from all appearances he had been a hard
drinker. The coroner will not have the
body inferred until an effort is made to
communicate with the friends OF the de-
ceased At . o'clock Coroner Miller i'm
paneled jury and began the inquest. Mr..
Rufer testified as to the finding of the
body. and that Buschbaum had received
they had been destroyed. The deceased
had told them they were from st. Louis.
DE-. Miller then issued a writ, which was
served on Manager Smith, of the Western
Union, demanding that he produce copies
of the kilograms. Both were from St.
Louis. The first was dated December 10,
and read as follows:
THEODORE BUsCHBAUM: Come back;
everything will be all right
(Signed) ANNA AND EMILE.
The second was dated December ID, and
was as follows:
THEODORE BUsCHBAUM: Come at once.
Ma is sick. Settled at III. W. Do all can
for you. (Signeti) EMILE.
The coroner decided that the deceased
had taken none of the arsenic but had de-
stroyed himself by placing Il towel, satu-
rated with chloroform, over his face. The
towel had slipped from the body and fallen
on the floor, but there was a strong odor
of the powerful drug upon it when it was
found